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"The Lord is near the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all" (Ps 34:18-19).

Today is the feast of St. George, the patron saint of our college. (Our college in Frankfurt is called Sankt Georgen Hochschule). Saint George is always depicted as a knight riding on the horse and slaying a dragon.

Saint George was a Cappadocian soldier at the service of the Roman empire. Emperor Diocletian promoted him to the high rank of a Tribunal. This fearless soldier saint rebuked the emperor for his persecution of the Christians. As a consequence, the infuriated emperor tortured him and beheaded him.

It is interesting to understand the above quotation from Ps 34 in the context of the story of Saint George. This Martyr was broken and crushed and had many afflictions, but the Lord was with him and that is why he was able to slay the dragon of fear, selfishness, and ego-centrism and was able to be supremely free, even to the extent of rebuking the powerful Roman emperor. Do we desire such a freedom?

Good day and God bless us all! 🙏🏼⚔️